Handplane (bodysurfing)

A handplane or handboard is used by bodysurfers to enhance their speed, lift and control whilst riding a wave.

Generally, a handplane is worn on a bodysurfer's leading hand.

Materials

Wood

Hand planes have traditionally been made out of wood. To preserve the handplanes lifetime a number of manufacture's tend to prefer Paulownia or White Cedar.

Fibreglass

A number of handplane makers upcycle old broken surfboards to create handplanes out of foam with a fibreglass coating.[1] Foam handplanes tend to have more buoyancy than wood or plastic.

Plastic

Plastic offers durability in the event of a dropped handplane or hitting rocks on entry/exit of a reef break.

References
  1. SurferToday.com, Editor at. "The handplanes made from broken surfboards". Surfertoday. Retrieved 2019-11-06.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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